What Would You Do? - Ed Cosens

Boys and girls, wanna hear a true story? Saturday night was at this real wild party There was liquor overflowin' the cup About 5 or 6 strippers trying to work for a buck So I took one girl outside with me Her name was Londy, she went to Junior High with me I said "Why you up in there dancing for cash? I guess a whole lot's changed since I seen you last" She said "What would you do if your son was at home Crying all alone On the bedroom floor Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to Sleep with a man for a little bit of money? And his daddy's gone in and out of lock down I ain't got a job now He's just smokin' rock now So for you this is just a good time But for me, this is what I call life" "Girl, you ain't the only one to have a baby That's no excuse to be living all crazy" So she stared me right square in the eye And said "Everyday I wake up, hoping to die" She said "They're gonna know about pain 'Cause me and my sister ran away So our daddy couldn't rape us Before I was a teenager I done been through more shit You can't even relate to" What would you do if your son was at home Crying all alone On the bedroom floor Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to Sleep with a man for a little bit of money? And his daddy's gone in and out of lock down I ain't got a job now He's just smokin' rock now So for you this is just a good time But for me this is what I call life What would you do? Get up off my feet and stop making tired excuses What would you do? Get up off my feet and stop making tired excuses What would you do? Get up off my feet and stop making tired excuses What would you do? Get up off my feet! What would you do if your son was at home Crying all alone On the bedroom floor Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to Sleep with a man for a little bit of money? And his daddy's gone in and out of lock down I ain't got a job now He's just smokin' rock now So for you this is just a good time But for me this is what I call life What would you do if your son was at home Crying all alone On the bedroom floor Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to Sleep with a man for a little bit of money? And his daddy's gone in and out of lock down I ain't got a job now He's just smokin' rock now So for you this is just a good time But for me this is what I call life What would you do if your son was at home Crying all alone On the bedroom floor Cause he's hungry?

Have I a hope for half a chance To even ask if I could dance with you? Hmm-mmm Would you greet me or politely turn away? Would there suddenly be sunshine On a cold and rainy day? Oh babe, what would you say? For there are you, sweet lollipop And here am I with such a lot to say, Hey hey Just to walk with you along the milky way To caress you through the nighttime, Bring you flowers everyday Oh babe, what would you say? Oh babe, baby I know I know I could be so in love with you And I know that I could make you love me too And if I could only hear you say you do, oo-oo-oo-oo Well anyway, what would you say? Oh babe, baby I know I know I could be so in love with you And I know that I could make you love me, too And if I could only hear you say you I do, oo-oo-oo-oo Well anyway, what would you say? Have I a hope for half a chance To even ask if I could dance with you, Oo-oo? Would you greet me or politely turn away? Would there suddenly be sunshine On a cold and rainy day? Oh babe, what would you say? What would you say? How about it big boy?